(Lisa Henson about her father) He admired the job of the man who walks along the road picking up trash with a long stick. He thought that guy had a great job, walking along with a stick, enjoying the road, and doing only good in the world, with hundreds of small actions.

Never eat anything at one sitting that you can't lift.

I do remember doing shows strictly in black and white, too, so you're right.

I believe that life is basically a process of growth-that we go through many lives, choosing those situations and problems that we will learn through.

I know I drive some people crazy with what seems like ridiculous optimism, but it has always worked for me.

I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting.

Yeah, we pretty much had a form and a shape by that time - a style - and I think one of the advantages of not having any relationship to any other puppeteer was that it gave me a reason to put those together myself for the needs of television.